Book by Craig Venter – A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life
Well, I was wondering when someone would write a book about Venter (who deserves a Nobel, a few times over). Turns out he wrote one himself. I think I gotta get...
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Do community tools mix with scientific papers?
I’ve been doing some reading on Open Access Publishing, providing free public access to scientific papers. The two publishers I know the best are Public L...
From the Boston Globe comes a great essay on colleges ignoring life’s bigger questions
The Boston Globe has this great essay, by Yale Professor Anthony Kronman, about the teaching of the meaning of life in US colleges and universities. It’s ...
When are they going to give this guy the Nobel in Medicine? Make it two.
I take it most have heard of Watson and Crick, the guys credited for discovering the structure of DNa back in the 50s. But, have any of you heard of Craig Vente...
Powells.com interviews Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson keeps popping up for me lately. I heard a great interview by Ira Flatow on Science Friday. And, this interview (link below) here is also great, g...